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and you are not doing this the obama administration and our government is not doing the job. i'm asking the american citizens at the end of the day what are you doing to help with the construction of the complex issue to support democratic everywhere. if you are serious about democracy you have to be serious about democracy. it's about explaining and tenses and understanding from behind the scene what is happening. that's is one answer to the question, the third question was about what you are saying about [inaudible] once again. if i wrote if you don't website. it came after the book was published. i wrote a paper. it's important to be knick and open and open to the civil society. there's something they have a problem with credibility. they are the guardian of the religious reference. they are dealing with tensions and it's very visible where you see what swhapg the young generations of, you know, the islamists now. they are not happy with the generation in our tension. so this is where we should get this and promote something which is along-term strategy. after one, two, or
and you are not doing this the obama administration and our government is not doing the job. i'm asking the american citizens at the end of the day what are you doing to help with the construction of the complex issue to support democratic everywhere. if you are serious about democracy you have to be serious about democracy. it's about explaining and tenses and understanding from behind the scene what is happening. that's is one answer to the question, the third question was about what you are...
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obama's administration the crowd went wild. the point of the story is that a conservative pro-life ethicist minister and a libertarian objectivist hollywood producer can share the stage at a tea party offense and as long as they stick to economics the audience is like, right on. they may disagree about the social issues on marriage, on abortion but that is not what they are there to talk about. this idea of libertarian and conservatives together at the tea party focusing on fiscal issues and not up to sing on their differences is fundamental to what the tea parties all about but you would wouldn't know it from the popular and academic work on the tea party. a lot of people on the left think about the reincarnation of religious right but emily and i want to argue and we are given our paper that the tea party a strong libertarian roots and i want to make three arguments. first of the tea party is half libertarian and second that this libertarian energy of the tea party actually helped start the formation for the tea party coming
obama's administration the crowd went wild. the point of the story is that a conservative pro-life ethicist minister and a libertarian objectivist hollywood producer can share the stage at a tea party offense and as long as they stick to economics the audience is like, right on. they may disagree about the social issues on marriage, on abortion but that is not what they are there to talk about. this idea of libertarian and conservatives together at the tea party focusing on fiscal issues and...
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this has been a success of both the bush and the obama administration's. the death of bin laden was the logical conclusion of a campaign that began almost a decade ago of targeting senior leaders. the bush administration got zarqawi and diallo province in iraq in 2006 i think and then bin laden and many of the other leaders have been basically the movement has been decapitated. the problem is that the movement has morphed into a different direction. probably it is nowhere near as dangerous to us now as it was then but as we have seen in yemen in some of these areas these ungoverned areas where they can set up a presence people, and, in that case, from america and they direct its threats not just the local government although that is certainly one of the problems, nor to the shia sect but also to get on airplanes and kill americans here in the homeland. so therefore, there is still a direct threat. it's not the same level as we were on her right after 9/11 but it's still something we have to watch. secondly at the same time, it is a threat to the region as
this has been a success of both the bush and the obama administration's. the death of bin laden was the logical conclusion of a campaign that began almost a decade ago of targeting senior leaders. the bush administration got zarqawi and diallo province in iraq in 2006 i think and then bin laden and many of the other leaders have been basically the movement has been decapitated. the problem is that the movement has morphed into a different direction. probably it is nowhere near as dangerous to...
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that is really the obama administration policy as far as i can tell. so i think the international kennard is still committed to seeing that through. the question is how is more they going to handle the? we just saw the recent situation where he raised taxes, then his own party criticized him, and then, and others criticized him, and then you see him pulling back. part of the problem is that too would be able to engage in these economic reforms you need to some degree of societal outreach and consensus. and, unfortunately, morsi has not shown a strong suit for that. and we're also talking about a presidential office that is very understaffed. they are over their heads. they are learning on the job. so they are, also this issue of incompetence which is why i think going forward, morsi is going to have to rely more on the brotherhood. because they i should do have some of the expertise, some of the business acumen to be able to work on these controversial economic issues, and to also build support on the streets for some of the economic initiatives. i thi
that is really the obama administration policy as far as i can tell. so i think the international kennard is still committed to seeing that through. the question is how is more they going to handle the? we just saw the recent situation where he raised taxes, then his own party criticized him, and then, and others criticized him, and then you see him pulling back. part of the problem is that too would be able to engage in these economic reforms you need to some degree of societal outreach and...
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so i tend to think of the obama administration when it took office in 2009 as confronting what i call the legacy of the two georges, and the first george, of course, is george w. bush. obama needed to figure out what he was going to do in the wake of the bush presidency. the other george, less obvious, would be george mcgovern. the republicans ever since the george mcgovern campaign of 1972 there's been kind of a republican trope that republicans can fall back on at election time, even when it's not necessarily true that the democrats are weak on defense. and the fact that this is not true shows up over and over again, um, at the time of the persian gulf war, the shock and awe of american high-tech weaponry that we saw at the beginning of that war actually was, um, developed in the late 1970s, um, in the pentagon of jimmy carter under a guy with a high-tech background named william perry. democrats and republicans have both been familiar with issues of the use of force, and it's not a black and white democrats weak on defense issue. and so the other -- the problem in writing this book
so i tend to think of the obama administration when it took office in 2009 as confronting what i call the legacy of the two georges, and the first george, of course, is george w. bush. obama needed to figure out what he was going to do in the wake of the bush presidency. the other george, less obvious, would be george mcgovern. the republicans ever since the george mcgovern campaign of 1972 there's been kind of a republican trope that republicans can fall back on at election time, even when...
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do you believe that the obama administration and his policies aren't taking an intimidating enough stand? obviously they are not scared of us. >> this is the mirror image of your point. your point was president obama should say an attack on israel is an attack on the united states. this young man says a narco-the -- reported that one of the generals in the republican army of the air training and just said that any israeli attack against iran's will be interpreted as an attack by america and their military -- american military bases will then be vulnerable to retaliation. >> it doesn't shock me. the iranians, if they were -- that would not stop them from trying to kill and destroy every american. at this moment, they have the means in all probability to deliver a missile, certainty, not all probability, certainly to destroy israel and maybe two or three nuclear bombs could destroy the whole place. they don't have that capability with respect to the united states but once they have it, i have no question but they would use it. >> if israel attacks, believe the iranians will attack us. we s
do you believe that the obama administration and his policies aren't taking an intimidating enough stand? obviously they are not scared of us. >> this is the mirror image of your point. your point was president obama should say an attack on israel is an attack on the united states. this young man says a narco-the -- reported that one of the generals in the republican army of the air training and just said that any israeli attack against iran's will be interpreted as an attack by america...
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i think one of the differences between the bush administration and the obama administration is that we believed and i think many of us don't believe -- continue to believe that this is a long war not against al qaeda, al qaeda is one manifestation, but against a particular ideology. so our national security goal were one, keep america safe, two, help promote freedom around the world. those two things are linked. z we believe they were linked, that free countries are less likely to make war on their neighbors. i think to me, the grand strategic goal of public diplomacy is the same as grand strategic goal of foreign policy and national security policy which is 0 achieve those two goals. you never ever want to forget those are the goals that need to be achieved and public diplomacy's role in that, i think, does in fact reinvolve around -- reinvolve around the ideological part. i am going quote myself. but i can't say it any better. a wise man once said the aim must be to ensure that negative sentiment and day-to-day grievances toward the united states and the allies do not manifest themse
i think one of the differences between the bush administration and the obama administration is that we believed and i think many of us don't believe -- continue to believe that this is a long war not against al qaeda, al qaeda is one manifestation, but against a particular ideology. so our national security goal were one, keep america safe, two, help promote freedom around the world. those two things are linked. z we believe they were linked, that free countries are less likely to make war on...
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this really does go back to the very beginning of the obama administration, the very first television interview. don't forget that president obama gave after he was sworn in which was the arabic cable tv network al arabiya where he promised he would provide middle east peace in our time. than president obama when on went on his first foreign-policy trip to cairo and he spurred our longtime ally egyptian president mubarak by inviting the very violent muslim brotherhood, who at that time was outlawed in egypt, to attend his speech and gave him front row tickets to his speech in cairo. mubarak's policy was to keep the destructive muslim brotherhood at arm's length. when you hear the muslim brotherhood's mission statement i think you will understand why former president mubarak or anyone could one want to stop the violent muslim brotherhood or that the brotherhood is a political entity and this is their motto. it reads and i quote, allah is our objective. the profit is their leader. the koran is our law. jihad is our way. dying in the way of allah is our highest hope. recently the newly-e
this really does go back to the very beginning of the obama administration, the very first television interview. don't forget that president obama gave after he was sworn in which was the arabic cable tv network al arabiya where he promised he would provide middle east peace in our time. than president obama when on went on his first foreign-policy trip to cairo and he spurred our longtime ally egyptian president mubarak by inviting the very violent muslim brotherhood, who at that time was...
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the obama administration or the european administration are more happy with democracy than they were with dictators. you know, i think it's a question of interest. but what are the interests now? over the past 10 years, the chinese economic presence in the middle east was multiplied by seven. it's a very powerful presence. the three countries, brazil, india -- the bric countries, brazil, south africa, russia, are playing a very important role in the region. we don't talk about this but it's going, it is a shift year. for many reasons it's going to have an impact. on the countries, on the relationship between israel and arab other countries, because remember china has not the same relationship to israel than the united states of america. but this is a very big concern. what's going to happen in the region. we have to take this seriously. it's not only political or economic. this is the second point, the economic vision coming from the arab world. when i was talking, to the current president in tunisia i was with him recently, i don't have a problem as long as they deal with rule of la
the obama administration or the european administration are more happy with democracy than they were with dictators. you know, i think it's a question of interest. but what are the interests now? over the past 10 years, the chinese economic presence in the middle east was multiplied by seven. it's a very powerful presence. the three countries, brazil, india -- the bric countries, brazil, south africa, russia, are playing a very important role in the region. we don't talk about this but it's...
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in reality, the obama administration has said it will consider proposals from states that are aimed at finding better ways of getting welfare recent beans into jobs. factcheck.org and the "washington post" fact checker have said the same, that the claim is false. [cheers and applause] >> what do you say? >> ladies and gentlemen, -- >> allow me to respond. >> the truth tour begins tonight. >> i should've set that up at the beginning of that was herman cain maintaining the same point that romney campaign has, that the obama administration is getting rid of the work requirement. and what i thought that showed was the importance of fact checkers in this campaign. and i really think, and brendan and glenn and i were just talking about how things are different this time compared to 2008. there's more fact checking than ever, and the fact-checking hasn't taken much greater prominence this time. the candidates are being asked about it. i got a call from cnn last night that they had asked mitt romney in an interview about how the fact checkers have debunked that ad. and about other ads. and so
in reality, the obama administration has said it will consider proposals from states that are aimed at finding better ways of getting welfare recent beans into jobs. factcheck.org and the "washington post" fact checker have said the same, that the claim is false. [cheers and applause] >> what do you say? >> ladies and gentlemen, -- >> allow me to respond. >> the truth tour begins tonight. >> i should've set that up at the beginning of that was herman cain...
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first of all, the obama administration has done, i think, a very good job, first of all, reaching out a hand to iran. that didn't work. a very tough set of policies ranging from the sanctions to the military deployments in the region that are basically beefed up our capability to withstand iranian action and to threaten iran's nuclear capabilities if it comes to that. in addition, the president, in taking the prevention position and making it clear this includes military force, and while avoided red line, closer to that in the debates, talking about breakthrough capacity, breakout capacity, he's basically laid down a very, very important market. this is a very serious thing because if iran were ever to move to that point, and we were not to react, we would lose app awful lot of not just face in the region, but we would lose an awful lot of support iwould predict. we have to be ready to carry that out. i sympathize with the president on the issues red lines; although, that's debated either way, one way or the other. no administration likes to be tied down, but there's a potential red l
first of all, the obama administration has done, i think, a very good job, first of all, reaching out a hand to iran. that didn't work. a very tough set of policies ranging from the sanctions to the military deployments in the region that are basically beefed up our capability to withstand iranian action and to threaten iran's nuclear capabilities if it comes to that. in addition, the president, in taking the prevention position and making it clear this includes military force, and while...
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." >> you are yet again critical of the obama administration. >> i have never seen a perfect candidate, and i've never had a perfect candidate. i wasn't perfect. i will always speak out, but if you read the article today, and my other utterances, it has always been stated that i'm still on the obama train. and i will explain why -- >> we will definitely to to do that, but for specific think what you address last week was the question of the red line that -- >> not so much the red line. cannot expound? >> tell us what you said last week. >> okay. i was incensed as i believe every american was that what occurred in both egypt and libya. in egypt, the embassy was overrun. by cops. the egyptian cops didn't protect the embassy. and libya the military, libbey military, libyan cops ran away. didn't protect the embassy. and in addition and worst of all was the fact that the ambassador was murdered, killed so to speak. i'm not sure exactly how, whether he was succeeded at how it actually occurred. along with three other consular personnel. that i did not believe that the american response was a
." >> you are yet again critical of the obama administration. >> i have never seen a perfect candidate, and i've never had a perfect candidate. i wasn't perfect. i will always speak out, but if you read the article today, and my other utterances, it has always been stated that i'm still on the obama train. and i will explain why -- >> we will definitely to to do that, but for specific think what you address last week was the question of the red line that -- >> not...
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what is your association with the obama campaign data administration? >> in 2008 on the campaign by was the first videographer which is something like to read the first two and a half years of the white house and the last cycle actually didn't work on the campaign for a week or at the white house. i'd worked in that new and strange world of the superpacs. >> talk about the campaign. how did you get hooked up with the president? >> there was an ad on craigslist that said that wasn't the case. was right place, right time to read a friend of mine was working at cnn as a documentary producer and that is a more normal path in the politics. as much as i was interested i was a filmmaker and all the first on anyone's list, so she knew that i was passionate in politics and wanted to get involved and then i just hit it off with a senator and a sort of traveling. >> how long did you do it? was it 2474 while? >> you know, especially on the campaign it really felt like 24/7. i happened to be living in chicago, but i was there two or three days a month. so it was 24/
what is your association with the obama campaign data administration? >> in 2008 on the campaign by was the first videographer which is something like to read the first two and a half years of the white house and the last cycle actually didn't work on the campaign for a week or at the white house. i'd worked in that new and strange world of the superpacs. >> talk about the campaign. how did you get hooked up with the president? >> there was an ad on craigslist that said that...
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no one in tehran or in the region feel the obama administration will use force. for example, they legitimately wanted to pursue a policy of engagement, which contributed to a muted response to the green revolution when the innocent iranians were being beaten and arbitrarily arrested and killed. .. that message to tehran is okay, we can wait until they moved. they keep moving the red lines. >> that would be unacceptable to romney. >> that would be unacceptable. >> would be also be impatient to get the process moving and this they are moving, move towards other option. >> he is not taken it off the table. if the next message is depressed and it gave a at aipac. i've got israel's back. going to have use of force on the table. the next day, republicans including governor romney made reply or gave their position. the day after that, president upon the said those republicans are too militaristic. derek has been aware. which is undercut what they said this inconsistent messages from the administration on iran. >> okay, we got the message. >> and hopefully tehran will. >
no one in tehran or in the region feel the obama administration will use force. for example, they legitimately wanted to pursue a policy of engagement, which contributed to a muted response to the green revolution when the innocent iranians were being beaten and arbitrarily arrested and killed. .. that message to tehran is okay, we can wait until they moved. they keep moving the red lines. >> that would be unacceptable to romney. >> that would be unacceptable. >> would be also...
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but, of course, there was a broader historical context in which we have to look at the obama administration, and this book really does put into that context. so i thought i would just ask, try to start a discussion here, talk about some of the issues that are raised and then i'm simply open it up to you for your questions as well. i wanted to start with the basic concept and martin, maybe i'll ask you to describe the concept. i think you described obama as a pragmatic progressive, a progressive pragmatic, which is at? is that different from a pragmatic progressive? will have to explore that. the answer is no. okay. i'm always, i have to say i'm always suspicious when i hear the word pragmatic. because in the first place people generally think that whatever they're doing is pragmatic and whatever people disagree with them is doing is not pragmatic. but more generally i always want to know, pragmatic into what and? what is the purpose of pragmatism? it seems to me a tactic rather than a doctrine. it seems to be that pragmatism in some direction. in the book i often see the definition of pragm
but, of course, there was a broader historical context in which we have to look at the obama administration, and this book really does put into that context. so i thought i would just ask, try to start a discussion here, talk about some of the issues that are raised and then i'm simply open it up to you for your questions as well. i wanted to start with the basic concept and martin, maybe i'll ask you to describe the concept. i think you described obama as a pragmatic progressive, a progressive...
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has not under the bush or obama administration. one of the things i would criticize the obama administration for, and it's not partisan, just a kind of government management thing, is they talk a lot about soft power or hard power opposed to bush who just used hard power. they have not reformed the u.s. government as much as they should have. it's not a very well-run -- i think people not just a well-run agency, but a development agency, and it's money doesn't go as effectively as it could, the public diplomacy diplomacy not as improved as secretary clinton had hoped. i think the one place where i would be with bipartisan letters urges the obama administration to be forward leaning is in syria where it's a complicated situation, but an ally of iran, a terrible government with human rights and democracy, and it's a strategic envy of ours, and we have to be more there to try to effectuate the government, but they have not done much to try to make it happen. >> what would you do? >> some kind of what we do in libya, no-fly zone, no-dr
has not under the bush or obama administration. one of the things i would criticize the obama administration for, and it's not partisan, just a kind of government management thing, is they talk a lot about soft power or hard power opposed to bush who just used hard power. they have not reformed the u.s. government as much as they should have. it's not a very well-run -- i think people not just a well-run agency, but a development agency, and it's money doesn't go as effectively as it could, the...
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no one in tehran or in the region for the obama administration will use force. for example, they legitimately wanted to pursue a policy of engagement. which contributed to a muted response to the screen resolution brand innocent iranians which are beaten arbitrarily arrested. it meant that he was going to work and to define what sanctions will be in place. and the current engagement in the discussions are going nowhere and they are buying time for iran to contribute. as you know for the press reports, on the people here and now, there are banks in nonsense suggestions of the acceptance of the 3.5 or 5% enrichment. that message to tehran is okay, we can wait until they move. they keep moving the red lines. >> that would be unacceptable to romney. >> to be unacceptable. >> would be also be impatient to get the process that made, it will bring to the military option. >> you would create a credible threat. he is not taken it off the table. >> the mixed messages we've had, the president gave the firm's speech at aipac. i've got israel's back. use of force on the tabl
no one in tehran or in the region for the obama administration will use force. for example, they legitimately wanted to pursue a policy of engagement. which contributed to a muted response to the screen resolution brand innocent iranians which are beaten arbitrarily arrested. it meant that he was going to work and to define what sanctions will be in place. and the current engagement in the discussions are going nowhere and they are buying time for iran to contribute. as you know for the press...
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very strong in peoples minds, but they they have fresh images accrued to them in some sense that the obama administration is no different than the bush illustration, both abroad and back home, where the administration of course provided funding for just one example company of police department in cooperation with the cia to do human mapping, and other worse to conduct surveillance and plant people in muslim communities and schools, to gather information. so i started by talking about the song of roland and how assemblies the project did anxieties about our own feelings about her on behavior upon the muslim world. i would say that we are still in unsent anxious about that. i think we are anxious about the fact that even though we say we are for peace, that we keep going to war. i think we are anxious about the fact that we say today the muslims are treacherous. if we look at who he supported over the last few decades, we supported saddam hussein in the war against sudan. we supported jihad is mujahedin against the soviet union. going back even further we supported the muslim brotherhood aga
very strong in peoples minds, but they they have fresh images accrued to them in some sense that the obama administration is no different than the bush illustration, both abroad and back home, where the administration of course provided funding for just one example company of police department in cooperation with the cia to do human mapping, and other worse to conduct surveillance and plant people in muslim communities and schools, to gather information. so i started by talking about the song...
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the obama administration had unilateral measures in asia salute to another were just discussed. when the cps has in the u.s., one of the categories they're entitled to look at his ip are. vip our record in the
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now, pennsylvania which is a state that the obama administration is fighting over. >> we have a court case. >> well, here's the bottom line. in pennsylvania anyone who shows up at the polls with that and ideas a lot about a provisional ballot. that provisional ballot is set aside, and you can prove your identity later. now, if you don't have denied the you know what pennsylvania says temecula will be counted anyway as long as you sign an affidavit saying analyze san. so even if you don't have 1 penny to your name your vote will be counted. what is the objection? >> well, why then -- let's talk about -- >> what is the objection? >> i'm going to get to that. less talk about it a little bit. pennsylvania is an interesting test case. obviously you have the comment. this goes to the partisanship of it. you have the comment from the speaker of the house. >> that's not true. >> well, he says -- >> sees that the speaker. a legislator. one legislator. >> let's let the listeners, a legislator in the pennsylvania house said, because voter i.d. had passed that that meant mitt romney could win pen
now, pennsylvania which is a state that the obama administration is fighting over. >> we have a court case. >> well, here's the bottom line. in pennsylvania anyone who shows up at the polls with that and ideas a lot about a provisional ballot. that provisional ballot is set aside, and you can prove your identity later. now, if you don't have denied the you know what pennsylvania says temecula will be counted anyway as long as you sign an affidavit saying analyze san. so even if you...
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pennsylvania for example which is a state the obama administration is fighting over. in pennsylvania anyone who shows of the polls without an ied is allowed to vote in the provisional balad. the provisional but set aside and you can print your identity later. if you don't have an id and you claim you can't pay for the supporting documents, you know it pennsylvania says? your vote will be counted in a way as long as we sign an affidavit saying i am who i say i am. so even if you don't have 1 penny to your name from your vote will be counted. what is the objection? >> host: - -- >> guest: it's the objection. >> host: we will get to that. talk about pennsylvania is an interesting case. obviously you have a comment that goes to the partisanship. you have a comment from the speaker of the house. >> host: that isn't true. he is not the speaker. >> guest: was later. he said let's let the reader, i mean the listeners a legislator in the pennsylvania house cassette because of voter i.d. had passed that meant mitt romney could win pennsylvania. so obviously navy you disavowed h
pennsylvania for example which is a state the obama administration is fighting over. in pennsylvania anyone who shows of the polls without an ied is allowed to vote in the provisional balad. the provisional but set aside and you can print your identity later. if you don't have an id and you claim you can't pay for the supporting documents, you know it pennsylvania says? your vote will be counted in a way as long as we sign an affidavit saying i am who i say i am. so even if you don't have 1...
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administration is no different than the bush administration where -- just one example, provided funding for the new york city police department in corporation with the cia to do human mapping. in other words, to conduct surveillance and plant people in muslim communities, at schools to gather information. so i started by talking about the song of roland and about how in some ways we projected our anxieties about our own feelings about our own behavior upon the muslim world. and i would say that we are still, in some sense, anxious about that. i think we are anxious about the fact that even though we say we are for peace, we keep going to war. i think we are anxious about the fact that we say they, the muslims, are treacherous. but if you look at who we supported over the last few years, we supported saddam hussein in the war against iran. we supported jihadist mujahideen against the sow -- sow vet union. -- soviet union. in other words, i think there's a certain anxiety about our own kind of loyalties over time. and then do we want to take over the world? well, i think there's a certain
administration is no different than the bush administration where -- just one example, provided funding for the new york city police department in corporation with the cia to do human mapping. in other words, to conduct surveillance and plant people in muslim communities, at schools to gather information. so i started by talking about the song of roland and about how in some ways we projected our anxieties about our own feelings about our own behavior upon the muslim world. and i would say that...
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what is the obama administration's view or assessment of libya moving forward? is democracy going to take hold in libya or if not, what are the challenges that prevent that? secondly some have made the claim that the current administration is cooking the intelligence on syria to prevent an intervention in syria. what is an, what is your assessment of that? >> dennis, i think that's to you. >> i'm assuming it's to me. first, i'm not in the obama administration so, you know, i don't speak for the administration. they have plenty of spokespeople and and i'm not one of them. i would say, obviously i was in the administration for most of what went on libya, including the intervention and its aftermath. i think that there is a continuing hope that what can emerge in libya will be a government that is largely representative. it will be a government that, you know, is not a government of tribes or sectarianism but it is a government that would, that will be largely representative and inclusiv inclusive representing there are, this is not a simple process to generate. th
what is the obama administration's view or assessment of libya moving forward? is democracy going to take hold in libya or if not, what are the challenges that prevent that? secondly some have made the claim that the current administration is cooking the intelligence on syria to prevent an intervention in syria. what is an, what is your assessment of that? >> dennis, i think that's to you. >> i'm assuming it's to me. first, i'm not in the obama administration so, you know, i don't...
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pennsylvania for example which is a state that the obama administration is fighting over. in pennsylvania anyone who shows of the pool without an ied is allowed to vote a provisional ballot. that provision will lead is satisfied and you can prove your identity leader. if you don't have an idea and you claim you can't pay for the supporting documents, you know what pennsylvania says? it will come any way as long as you sign an affidavit saying i am who i say i am. stevan if you don't have 1 penny to your name your vote will be counted. what is the objection. >> host: why then -- >> guest: what's the objection? >> guest: we will get to that. pennsylvania i think it's an interesting case. obviously you have the comment that goes to the partisanship and from the speaker of the house -- >> guest: that is not true. the speaker never said that. one legislator said let's let listeners -- a legislature in the house said because voter i.d. past that meant mitt romney could win pennsylvania. so, obviously maybe you disavow his remarks but he said that some we will consult rate. >> gu
pennsylvania for example which is a state that the obama administration is fighting over. in pennsylvania anyone who shows of the pool without an ied is allowed to vote a provisional ballot. that provision will lead is satisfied and you can prove your identity leader. if you don't have an idea and you claim you can't pay for the supporting documents, you know what pennsylvania says? it will come any way as long as you sign an affidavit saying i am who i say i am. stevan if you don't have 1...
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prior to joining the obama administration, dr. bernstein was a senior economist and the director of living standards at the economic policy institute in washington, d.c.. finally, we are very happy to have as our moderator, hedrick smith, who was one of the great commentators and authors in the united states on policy and manufacturing and other issues. he is a pulitzer prize-winning former "new york times" reporter and editor and any award winning producer and correspondent. for 26 years mr. smith served as a correspondent for "the new york times" and washington, cairo, saigon, paris and the american south more foreign countries than any of us. [laughter] in 1971 as the chief diplomatic correspondent, he was a member of the to the surprise when team that produced the pentagon papers series. he went to the surprise for international reporting from eastern europe and he was formerly "the new york times" washington bureau chief and chief correspondent. the most exciting thing is he's written this great book, "who stole the american
prior to joining the obama administration, dr. bernstein was a senior economist and the director of living standards at the economic policy institute in washington, d.c.. finally, we are very happy to have as our moderator, hedrick smith, who was one of the great commentators and authors in the united states on policy and manufacturing and other issues. he is a pulitzer prize-winning former "new york times" reporter and editor and any award winning producer and correspondent. for 26...
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the obama administration made a decision to provide upgraded f-16 fighter aircraft to taiwan. this was a decision the bush administration declined and had been confronted by a request from taiwan for such fighters and in 2008 it deferred. we went ahead with it and as for more advanced, that's a decision that hasn't been made. it remains open. our decision was made not only on the concurrent sale but also the recommendation of the defense department and we will be guided by the views of the trend chief of staff and the defense department on this matter. >> aaron? >> as jeff suggested the obama administration followed through on commitments that were initially made under the bush administration to make arms sales giving back to 2001 and that is certainly appropriate. the united states has a solemn commitment under the taiwan relations act to provide assistance to taiwan and administration's success they've done that over the years and will continue to do that until the taiwan issue is resolved. taiwan faces growing challenges and its ability to defend itself given the substantia
the obama administration made a decision to provide upgraded f-16 fighter aircraft to taiwan. this was a decision the bush administration declined and had been confronted by a request from taiwan for such fighters and in 2008 it deferred. we went ahead with it and as for more advanced, that's a decision that hasn't been made. it remains open. our decision was made not only on the concurrent sale but also the recommendation of the defense department and we will be guided by the views of the...
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just recently we had a lawsuit filed like the obama administration against florida, trying to prevent them from checking the citizenship status of individuals who had registered. why were they checking that and why was florida checking that? these were individuals who when they went to get driver's license had told the dmv they were not u.s. citizens. florida found out they had also registered to vote and they wanted to check the federal databases and they want to check dhs records and what happened, the justice department sues them, trying to stop them from verifying these people are u.s. citizens. why would they do that? why would they want people who were not u.s. citizens voting in florida is bound with a preliminary check. they party found 100 people who are confirmed not u.s. citizens who registered to vote, 50 of whom voted in prior elections and that is just at the very start of this program. 50 voters, that's 10% of what made the difference in the 2000 election. >> host: again, obviously the two parties don't agree on what made the difference in this election but anyway let's
just recently we had a lawsuit filed like the obama administration against florida, trying to prevent them from checking the citizenship status of individuals who had registered. why were they checking that and why was florida checking that? these were individuals who when they went to get driver's license had told the dmv they were not u.s. citizens. florida found out they had also registered to vote and they wanted to check the federal databases and they want to check dhs records and what...
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so heading now into another four years of the obama administration, where are we and why are we here? how to get somewhere else? how do we live up to that promise? what went wrong -- what's going right in what can we do about it going forward? >> simple. first of all, i don't thing that the favorability ratings -- there we go. so i don't think favorability rating in the pew surveys are evidence of whether were doing something wrong or right and i think it's a huge mistake for anybody who practices public diplomacy to think his or her job is to win a popularity contest. so while i guess maybe some of us in the bush administration can take a certain pleasure at the fact that in 2008 the favorability ratings for the united states for higher in four out of the five surveyed air countries. i'm not even going to bring that up. but i do think it's a big mistake and in my view during my short tenure as undersecretary is to disabuse that notion and rather to focus attention on what public diplomacy can do to achieve specific ends that are part of -- that are close in foreign policy and nationa
so heading now into another four years of the obama administration, where are we and why are we here? how to get somewhere else? how do we live up to that promise? what went wrong -- what's going right in what can we do about it going forward? >> simple. first of all, i don't thing that the favorability ratings -- there we go. so i don't think favorability rating in the pew surveys are evidence of whether were doing something wrong or right and i think it's a huge mistake for anybody who...
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what happened in the obama administration, second term obama administration? >> i have no idea. you know, everybody made a great fuss about the president heard on that hot microphone moment when he was talking to the president of russia saying, you know, give me space, i have more flexibility after i'm re-elected, and, you know, it was obviously a foolish thing to be caught saying, but the truth is, the white house said is true, and it is true. it's true for any president. i guess the only question we have to answer is what does that flexibility in the second term mean for this president? especially if he chooses to go into re-election with a vice president who will not after him seek the presidency. a little bit liberating in some ways. i don't know. i've been struck by what i perceive, and as the president of israel, and i am noted as saying nicely, i have more empathy with people who have imp thy with israel, and i think you're right, the president has no empathy, no visceral feeling towards them, but that could cause trouble for us in the middle east, make our lives more com
what happened in the obama administration, second term obama administration? >> i have no idea. you know, everybody made a great fuss about the president heard on that hot microphone moment when he was talking to the president of russia saying, you know, give me space, i have more flexibility after i'm re-elected, and, you know, it was obviously a foolish thing to be caught saying, but the truth is, the white house said is true, and it is true. it's true for any president. i guess the...
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over the last two years, under the leadership of both senator dodd and casey, the obama administration and congress have provided new key investments in early learning and children's health program, including the $500 million for race to the top challenge fund of over $3 billion in head start, early head start and head start funding and nearly $33 billion in new funds for the children health insurance program, which also expanding coverage to 4 million are children. simply put, strong investments in education and health of the next generation are essential to ensuring the economic prosperity and security of america. and deeper investments, particularly early childhood education is something very personal to me and not just because i have about 50 little kids at my house. at least that's what it feels like. these investments are fundamental in places like washington, my home state of west virginia, actually all over the country, where poverty has gripped families for generations today, nearly one in four children lives in poverty in america. inequality is the highest it's been in a gene
over the last two years, under the leadership of both senator dodd and casey, the obama administration and congress have provided new key investments in early learning and children's health program, including the $500 million for race to the top challenge fund of over $3 billion in head start, early head start and head start funding and nearly $33 billion in new funds for the children health insurance program, which also expanding coverage to 4 million are children. simply put, strong...
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finally, on tuesday the obama administration made a surprising announcement in this regard. the white house announced a new policy on studying cumulative impacts. now, finally after much of the damage has been done to employment and public health, the obama administration now wants to find out what is happening across the united states because of their rules. well, here's the answer. their rules -- closing power plants, shutting down factories, raising gasoline and electricity prices -- they all cost jobs, and they make people less healthy as stated in this report. so i will release this report, "red tape: making americans sick, a new report on the health impacts of high unemployment." studies show epa rules cost americans their jobs and their health. i'd recommend it to every person who works at the environmental protection agency. thank you, madam chairman. >> thank you, senator. i look forward to reading it. we have a majority report called a strong epa protects our health and promotes economic growth, and the executive summary points out that since the passage of the cle
finally, on tuesday the obama administration made a surprising announcement in this regard. the white house announced a new policy on studying cumulative impacts. now, finally after much of the damage has been done to employment and public health, the obama administration now wants to find out what is happening across the united states because of their rules. well, here's the answer. their rules -- closing power plants, shutting down factories, raising gasoline and electricity prices -- they...
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last july the obama administration used the flimsiest of arguments, granted themselves the authority to waive federal welfare work requirements. and whether or not what they, the obama administration intends to accomplish with these waivers is good welfare policy has been the subject of robust debate. i'm not here to argue the merits or lack thereof of the underlying welfare policy goals of the obama administration. what i am here to do is to make a plea to my fellow senators, as senators we simply cannot let this action stand. if we fail to stand together as senators in defense of our constitutional duty to be the ones to draft legislation, we might as well pack up our bags and go home, because we will have opened the door for this administration and future administrations to unilaterally decide they can waive precedent, congressional intent, and actual legislative language as senators have scrupulously debated and compromised on. if we do not stand together as the united states senate, we will be ceding our authority to the executive branch. the long-standing implications of this c
last july the obama administration used the flimsiest of arguments, granted themselves the authority to waive federal welfare work requirements. and whether or not what they, the obama administration intends to accomplish with these waivers is good welfare policy has been the subject of robust debate. i'm not here to argue the merits or lack thereof of the underlying welfare policy goals of the obama administration. what i am here to do is to make a plea to my fellow senators, as senators we...
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the obama administration continue that it wouldn't get involved in a day-to-day affair of gm. was it your place to advise them to talk with of the uaw? and was the advice based on prudent bankruptcy proceedings or was this more about the political expediency? >> i don't think it was about either. i think if you go back to that moment in time, basically the pbgc made the determination of screen to terminate the hourly and salaried plan to read it previously made the decision on a salary planning and what i was doing is reminding general motors the given the relationship with the uaw that the needed to get out in front of the communications, not substantive advice to general motors. >> this was prior to them terminating the plan. >> but if i recall coming and i don't have perfect recall that i think if you recall the pbgc at that plant had started its process of thinking about a termination of the delphi hourly and salaried plans. >> all right. thank you for putting that on the record. with fat, for the second round we will go to mr. cummings. and as i went -- i recognize the ra
the obama administration continue that it wouldn't get involved in a day-to-day affair of gm. was it your place to advise them to talk with of the uaw? and was the advice based on prudent bankruptcy proceedings or was this more about the political expediency? >> i don't think it was about either. i think if you go back to that moment in time, basically the pbgc made the determination of screen to terminate the hourly and salaried plan to read it previously made the decision on a salary...
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prior to joining the obama administration, dr. bernstein was a senior economy and the director of living standards at the economic policy institute in washington, dc. finally, we are very happy to have as our mold rate -- moderator, hedrick smith who is one of the great commentators in the it's on policy and manufacturing and other issues. a pulitzer prize winning- -- winner and for 26 years he was a correspondent for "the new york times" in washington, moscow, cairo, saigon, paris, and the american south. i guess that's another foreign country to any of us listed here. [laughter] >> in 1971, as chief diplomatic correspondent, he was a member of the pulitzer prize-winning team that produced the pentagon paper series. he won the pulitzer prize for international reporting from russia and eastern europe and was formerly the u.s. washington times chief correspondent. but the most exciting thing is he has written this great book, who stole the american dream, which goes over wheat going on in the middle class, what's going on with the
prior to joining the obama administration, dr. bernstein was a senior economy and the director of living standards at the economic policy institute in washington, dc. finally, we are very happy to have as our mold rate -- moderator, hedrick smith who is one of the great commentators in the it's on policy and manufacturing and other issues. a pulitzer prize winning- -- winner and for 26 years he was a correspondent for "the new york times" in washington, moscow, cairo, saigon, paris,...
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i too think the obama administration believes that this is an issue for 2013, not for 2012. i have some fundamental concerns with how they are going about making that assessment. i think the u.s. intelligence community has over learned the lessons of the iraq wmd intelligence debacle, that they are overly cautious in their assessments. i think that this whole notion that the obama administration officials have laid out in the public domain that they are willing to let them essentially get to a nuclear threshold and then just wait for it to make the final political decisions before action would be taken is very dangerous. i don't know the u.s. intelligence community would ever see or know that the supreme leader has given that go ahead and as matt laid out we are getting to the point with iran and the various elements of iran's capabilities where talking has been by some experts accounts a matter of months that it would take if that decision was made. that is just a very dangerous situation to get into regarding our past failures with debian deep programs. the other thing i w
i too think the obama administration believes that this is an issue for 2013, not for 2012. i have some fundamental concerns with how they are going about making that assessment. i think the u.s. intelligence community has over learned the lessons of the iraq wmd intelligence debacle, that they are overly cautious in their assessments. i think that this whole notion that the obama administration officials have laid out in the public domain that they are willing to let them essentially get to a...
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but i would say, look, the reality is that the message from the prior administration and the obama administration we have a common enemy in al-qaeda, not just to the united states but to human kind around the world and in particular to muslim majority communities. that's a movement and a group that needs to be confronted, and isolated that has been consistent, and whether or not our policies, you know, represent that. that's a different question. you had the quran burning in afghanistan. i continue think that's something the obama administration wanted to have happen, these things happen. they tend to temper and shape the environment in ways that aren't help pfl swrep to keep repeating we're not at war for the religion. host: a few more minutes. we hope to get a few more phone calls. bill an independent in pennsylvania. >> caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. guest: good morning. >> caller: i wonder about this -- i think it's important because the npaa is very disturbing and we saw a lot of people coming from the different people that have terrorist in them. that if they have a pas
but i would say, look, the reality is that the message from the prior administration and the obama administration we have a common enemy in al-qaeda, not just to the united states but to human kind around the world and in particular to muslim majority communities. that's a movement and a group that needs to be confronted, and isolated that has been consistent, and whether or not our policies, you know, represent that. that's a different question. you had the quran burning in afghanistan. i...
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despite the evidence in president obama's recent campaign rhetoric, this administration continues to wage an all-out war on domestic oil and gas development. during the state of the union message, it was interesting because apparently now because of the high price of gas at the pumps, the president is feeling the political pressure. and so he's coming out and saying, no, i'm not against all fossil fuels, even though he has been for four years. and he started talking about clean, plentiful, cheap natural gas. i agree with that. that's what it is. however, at the same time if he could have that rhetoric and be able to make the case that the federal government needs to take over the process of hydraulic fracturing to be under his control and he could stop that process, he could cut off all, almost all production altogether. according to the nonpartisan congressional review service -- research service -- and this is one that came out and reported a release this month, since 2007, # 6% of the oil -- 96% of the oil production increase took place on nonfederal lands. a study also found 93%
despite the evidence in president obama's recent campaign rhetoric, this administration continues to wage an all-out war on domestic oil and gas development. during the state of the union message, it was interesting because apparently now because of the high price of gas at the pumps, the president is feeling the political pressure. and so he's coming out and saying, no, i'm not against all fossil fuels, even though he has been for four years. and he started talking about clean, plentiful,...
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their message to the obama administration is to stop the war on coal. these states have good reason to be concerned. let's take a look at how utility mact will impact some of the most coal-dependent states. arkansas -- 40% of electricity produced by coal. louisiana -- ninth-cheapest electricity in the nation. $100 billion in payroll. michigan -- 60% of electricity produced by coal. tenth in the coal used. mo -- this is a big one here. missouri -- 80% of the electricity is produced by coal. sixth in the coal use. montana -- 60% of its electricity, fifth in coal production. north dakota -- 85% of electricity is produced by coal, ninth in the coal production. ohio -- it's a big one; 85% of electricity, more than 19,000 jobs are at stake. just because of this utility mact that we're looking at. pennsylvania -- 52% of the electricity produced by coal. fifth in coal use. tennessee -- 62% of electricity. virginia, more than 31,000 jobs, 13th in coal production. west virginia -- second in coal production, more than 80,000 jobs. these are real jobs that will be
their message to the obama administration is to stop the war on coal. these states have good reason to be concerned. let's take a look at how utility mact will impact some of the most coal-dependent states. arkansas -- 40% of electricity produced by coal. louisiana -- ninth-cheapest electricity in the nation. $100 billion in payroll. michigan -- 60% of electricity produced by coal. tenth in the coal used. mo -- this is a big one here. missouri -- 80% of the electricity is produced by coal....
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, not the clinton administration, not the bush administration, not the obama administration believe they have waiver authority. that is until july 12 when h.h.s. did this. and i think they know that they are wrong on this. well, the latest g.a.o. report details how whenever states requested tanf waivers in the past, h.h.s. responded that no such authority exists. between 2000 and 2009 during the clinton, bush and even obama administrations, h.h.s. has consistently told states they have no waiver authority. specifically, g.a.o. finds that at least five states asked h.h.s. about tanf waivers during that period. in two of these cases, g.a.o. said h.h.s. official response said that they -- quote -- "did not have authority to provide waivers." unquote. in the three other cases when states asked informally, g.a.o. reports that h.h.s. responded, saying -- quote -- "the requested waiver authority was not available." unquote. separately, h.h.s. in 2005 and 2007 published two -- quote -- "program instructions -- unquote about flexibilities in tanf, both indicating no waiver authority existed. in t
, not the clinton administration, not the bush administration, not the obama administration believe they have waiver authority. that is until july 12 when h.h.s. did this. and i think they know that they are wrong on this. well, the latest g.a.o. report details how whenever states requested tanf waivers in the past, h.h.s. responded that no such authority exists. between 2000 and 2009 during the clinton, bush and even obama administrations, h.h.s. has consistently told states they have no...
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obama administration continue past 2013. >> mr. lugar, do you have a rebuttal? >> i would manage the s.t.a.r.t. treaty on the floor of the senate. thank goodness it passed when it did. because we had no american boots on the ground. the last s.t.a.r.t. treaty had expired during the previous bush administration. very important time when our military as well as civilian personnel back there. i'd like to correct impression that somehow we're sending money to russia that is expunged will. we have full control of what we're doing in disarming the russians there and we need to maintain that. >> go ahead, 30 seconds. >> the very definition of fungible means money can go into account that can go other places. it offsets. all money is fungible. that's a fact of economics. to the broader point of what the s.t.a.r.t. treaty was about, one of the things the obama initially she did to help win republican votes was to say if they would vote for it they would be more money spent to upgrade our nuclear weapon system and affect the obama administra
obama administration continue past 2013. >> mr. lugar, do you have a rebuttal? >> i would manage the s.t.a.r.t. treaty on the floor of the senate. thank goodness it passed when it did. because we had no american boots on the ground. the last s.t.a.r.t. treaty had expired during the previous bush administration. very important time when our military as well as civilian personnel back there. i'd like to correct impression that somehow we're sending money to russia that is expunged...
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administration rightly believe that's obama administration has leveled a direct attack on their ability to be catholic. that is not going to pass unnoticed in states like ohio, michigan, and pennsylvania where the catholic vote is huge and motivated and not happy with president obama. secondly, chick-fil-a story, it begun to roll out when i give the lecture. everybody already knows about it. i was at the napa substitute this past weekend a gathering of catholics and strongs supporters of the church in america. i was giving a talk on the book and how people do mix -- politics the rights way. i asked three groups, have you heard of -- you didn't build that? 50% of heard of that. and half of them heard of it. i asked if they heard about romney's allegedly screwup in london the disconcerning extreme. it it's not a real story. it's not the real story. doesn't matter to american voters. it was played up by the british press. you don't want to talk about the olympics and romney if your a democrat anyway. the third story that was the $1.5gdp growth less than half%. now the chick-fil-a story was
administration rightly believe that's obama administration has leveled a direct attack on their ability to be catholic. that is not going to pass unnoticed in states like ohio, michigan, and pennsylvania where the catholic vote is huge and motivated and not happy with president obama. secondly, chick-fil-a story, it begun to roll out when i give the lecture. everybody already knows about it. i was at the napa substitute this past weekend a gathering of catholics and strongs supporters of the...
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in 2009, and in 2010, the discussions occurred on the law of the sea within the obama administration, testing the convention, will it was not accorded a high priority. there was no concerted effort on the part of the administration to move law of the sea, as there had been under the bush administration. the obama administration's 2009 treaty priority list indicated no special emphasis on passing law of the sea. among a general group of 17 treaties, on which action was supported. to my knowledge from the only official mention of law of the sea by the president during his first two years was one line in his executive order covering ocean policy, which was issued on july 19, 2010. currently, however, now, enthusiasm for law of the sea has increased with any administration, during this congress. the presence of the distinguished panel before us today surely underscores this. the substantial case for law of the sea is even stronger today than it was in 2004. when i brought it up as chairman of the committee at that time. every year that goes by, without the united states joining the conven
in 2009, and in 2010, the discussions occurred on the law of the sea within the obama administration, testing the convention, will it was not accorded a high priority. there was no concerted effort on the part of the administration to move law of the sea, as there had been under the bush administration. the obama administration's 2009 treaty priority list indicated no special emphasis on passing law of the sea. among a general group of 17 treaties, on which action was supported. to my knowledge...
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a senate number had -- significant number had strong connections to the obama administration either during the obama campaign, and in the bright source case, the the chairman of the board became commerce secretary shortly after the loan got approved. it's amazing. so we see all this, and now we have es going -- e-mails going back and forth saying, hey, say it this way. and so when you put it in the big picture, no wonder the taxpayer's saying what the heck is going on with our government? this is not the way it's supposed to work. it's so frustrating to look at this is what's going on in the department of energy where they're picking winners and losers. hundreds of companies applied, 26, 26 got the $15 billion. and those -- i mean, such a deal. such a deal. and you think this is, in your words just a little bit, you think this is customary and the way it's supposed to work? >> what i said, mr. chairman -- >> you said this -- >> with all due respect, what i said was sending a project that we're working on back and forth doesn't seem unusual to me, no. >> doesn't seem unusual that the depart
a senate number had -- significant number had strong connections to the obama administration either during the obama campaign, and in the bright source case, the the chairman of the board became commerce secretary shortly after the loan got approved. it's amazing. so we see all this, and now we have es going -- e-mails going back and forth saying, hey, say it this way. and so when you put it in the big picture, no wonder the taxpayer's saying what the heck is going on with our government? this...
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this is the best the obama administration can do. we can turn things around and start this november by make you a big change to the top. we need a president who shares our commitment to conservative principles and our respect for traditional values. we will uphold the sanctity of life, not abandoned or ignore it and we will defend marriage, not try to redefine it. we need a president who understands we will not have a stronger economy unless we have strong communities and strong families. this is a conjecture of some quite believe evidenced by brookings institution study by senator rick santorum brought to my attention some time ago. for those who graduate from high school, get a full-time job and wait until they're 21 before they marry and then have their first child, the probability that they will be poor is 2%. those things are absent, the probability of becoming poorer 76%. in short, culture matters and this president, i will protect her culture and preserve the values of hard work, personal responsibility, family and faith. abov
this is the best the obama administration can do. we can turn things around and start this november by make you a big change to the top. we need a president who shares our commitment to conservative principles and our respect for traditional values. we will uphold the sanctity of life, not abandoned or ignore it and we will defend marriage, not try to redefine it. we need a president who understands we will not have a stronger economy unless we have strong communities and strong families. this...
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now i think that the transition from a first to a second obama administration may of course begin the day after an election but it doesn't end on inauguration day. this process is going to continue for some time. as the president's new or old team takes shape and where necessary seeks confirmation. as the new old team goes through the inevitable period of reassessment and redefinition of priorities and opportunities, and as other issues, domestic issues, fiscal cliff, for example, impacts foreign policy, and let's not forget as the world recalibrates to the changes, or as some people say, the lack of changes here in washington. at the same time as we begin to talk about foreign policy and a second obama administration let's not forget that history doesn't stop or even slow down in the middle east. elections are coming up in israel, in jordan, in egypt, iran and elsewhere. we're seeing in front of our eyes more violent change happening in syria. the reverberations of which are being felt on everyone of that country's borders. elsewhere from beirut to bahrain domestic politics is at a l
now i think that the transition from a first to a second obama administration may of course begin the day after an election but it doesn't end on inauguration day. this process is going to continue for some time. as the president's new or old team takes shape and where necessary seeks confirmation. as the new old team goes through the inevitable period of reassessment and redefinition of priorities and opportunities, and as other issues, domestic issues, fiscal cliff, for example, impacts...
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to the obama administration in the transition. the presidential candidates, even the nominee's authority do not get really president-elect bush called the stuff in terms of regimes. the two candidates i assume governor romney is getting these now. the nominees of the party are offering intelligence briefings by career people, but the analytical or what we used to call briefings, which is one of the many euphemisms from cia's panchayat to purge from my memory because i can't get it out of my head. but their analytical. they are not operational. they're not given a lot of specific details about agents and agent operation that only happens once the election takes place. once it is in the case of the new president, obviously a president obama is reelected, this will not happen. but that is when they get the review above the ongoing covert programs. that is some president-elect obama first had a detailed briefing on the enhanced interrogation program. by that time, much of it, or suppose "the new york times" probably had 85% of it. but
to the obama administration in the transition. the presidential candidates, even the nominee's authority do not get really president-elect bush called the stuff in terms of regimes. the two candidates i assume governor romney is getting these now. the nominees of the party are offering intelligence briefings by career people, but the analytical or what we used to call briefings, which is one of the many euphemisms from cia's panchayat to purge from my memory because i can't get it out of my...
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we heard a lot about the obama administration pushing the reset button. of course, the reset was mistranslated, it was billed as as -- [speaking in native tongue] overload instead of reset, but the syrian case as many other cases, as missile defense and can others demonstrate the depth of fear of the united states, the enmity and the inability to find common ground. theoretically, if we recognized the russian interests in syria -- the specific interest, not why they are geopolitical ideas and fantasies -- but, yes, there's a $4 billion market for arms in libya, there's x billion dollars in ongoing arms sales to syria, not clear to me who's paying for that, probably the iranians. there are rather minor petrochemical operation going on wherein russia was buying petrochemicals from syria and reselling them. there is the anchorage. so all these things could have been discussed. instead, what we now have is a continuation, yet another episode of a confrontation that is ongoing between the united states and russia. but what it demonstrates to us is the enormity
we heard a lot about the obama administration pushing the reset button. of course, the reset was mistranslated, it was billed as as -- [speaking in native tongue] overload instead of reset, but the syrian case as many other cases, as missile defense and can others demonstrate the depth of fear of the united states, the enmity and the inability to find common ground. theoretically, if we recognized the russian interests in syria -- the specific interest, not why they are geopolitical ideas and...